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    		• Lysohir-Coates, Marylyn,
     
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    		• Green, John,
     
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    		• Dohr, Del,
     
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    		• Butterfield, Lyle,
     
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    		• Schroeder, Orville,
     
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    		• Skalski, Roy,
     
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    		• Tryba, John,
     
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    		• Kohler Company,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bear
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Kohler
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Last Immigrant, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lysohir-Coates, Marylyn, 1950- , sculptor.
    Green, John, landscape architect.
    Dohr, Del, assistant.
    Butterfield, Lyle, assistant.
    Schroeder, Orville, assistant.
    Skalski, Roy, assistant.
    Tryba, John, assistant.
    Kohler Company, founder.
    Title: 
    The Last Immigrant, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1987. Cast 1987-1988. 1989.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast iron, yellow brass, and silver solder and steel; Base: cement and brass.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On hand on top front of sculpture base: artist's signature) 1989 signed
    Description: 
    A bear stands upright on its hind legs on a cast iron base adorned with the artist's hand print cast into it. The sculpture has a rich brown patina with a rusty look. The sculpture is mounted on a cement base with brass hand casts of the artist's assistants around the top of it.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bear
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Kohler
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Kohler Company, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, Wisconsin 53044
    Located Inn on Woodlake, In plaza, Kohler, Wisconsin
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was designed and cast by the artist during her residency in the Arts/Industry Program of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center from 1987 to 1988. The bear is part of her series called "The Last Immigrant," which is dedicated to her grandparents who immigrated to the United States. To the artist, the bear symbolizes strength. The sculpture was cast at the Kohler Company foundry by Kohler Company employees who assisted the artist. Those who assisted the artist were Del Dohr, Lyle Butterfield, Orville Schroeder, Roy Skalski and John Tryba. For related reading see "Capsule," Kohler Company, June 2, 1994.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS WI000424
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